SOLUTION: One angle of a triangle is four times as large as the smallest angle. The third angle is 60 degrees larger than the smallest angle. What is the measure of the angle?

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Question 316834: One angle of a triangle is four times as large as the smallest angle. The third angle is 60 degrees larger than the smallest angle. What is the measure of the angle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A be the smallest angle.
The sum of the angles in a triangle sum to,
A%2BB%2BC=180
B=4A
C=60%2BA
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A%2B4A%2B60%2BA=180
6A=120
highlight%28+A=20%29
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B=4A
highlight%28+B=80%29
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C=60%2BA
highlight%28+C=80%29